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Bernhard von Schneider serves as primary adjutant and unwavering confidant to High Admiral Willibald Joachim von Merkatz. His documented service begins at the Battle of Astarte in January 796 UC, holding the rank of lieutenant under Merkatz. Promoted to lieutenant commander during the Imperial Civil War in 797 UC, he remains with Merkatz when coerced into the Lippstadt League, fighting at Schann-tau and defending Geiersburg Fortress.
After the League's defeat, Schneider anticipates Merkatz's intended suicide. He intervenes by deceptively claiming the admiral's sidearm is unloaded and persuades him to seek asylum with the Free Planets Alliance at Iserlohn Fortress under Yang Wen-li. Schneider successfully advocates for Merkatz to be treated as an honored guest. At Iserlohn, he assists in advisory roles and fleet operations, participating in engagements like the defense against Admiral Kempff's Geiersburg assault.
Following the formation of the Galactic Empire Legitimate Government in 798 UC, Schneider is promoted to commander within the government-in-exile's military, though he privately doubts its efficacy. He departs for the Alliance capital, Heinessen, with Merkatz and minimal personnel. During Operation Ragnarök in 799 UC, he participates in Yang Fleet raids on Imperial supply lines and the Battle of Vermillion. After the Alliance's surrender, Schneider leaves with Merkatz and 60 ships to establish a resistance cell at the Dayan Khan asteroid base. He reports capturing 464 battleships and 80 carriers during a raid on decommissioning Alliance forces, alongside numerous defections.
Schneider remains with Merkatz during the reclamation of Iserlohn and subsequent conflicts. At the Battle of Shiva in 801 UC, he is present on the crippled flagship Hyperion. Merkatz sustains mortal wounds and delivers his final words to Schneider on the burning bridge. After the ceasefire, Schneider receives an Imperial pardon and fulfills his final duty by returning Merkatz's remains to his family in the Empire.
After the League's defeat, Schneider anticipates Merkatz's intended suicide. He intervenes by deceptively claiming the admiral's sidearm is unloaded and persuades him to seek asylum with the Free Planets Alliance at Iserlohn Fortress under Yang Wen-li. Schneider successfully advocates for Merkatz to be treated as an honored guest. At Iserlohn, he assists in advisory roles and fleet operations, participating in engagements like the defense against Admiral Kempff's Geiersburg assault.
Following the formation of the Galactic Empire Legitimate Government in 798 UC, Schneider is promoted to commander within the government-in-exile's military, though he privately doubts its efficacy. He departs for the Alliance capital, Heinessen, with Merkatz and minimal personnel. During Operation Ragnarök in 799 UC, he participates in Yang Fleet raids on Imperial supply lines and the Battle of Vermillion. After the Alliance's surrender, Schneider leaves with Merkatz and 60 ships to establish a resistance cell at the Dayan Khan asteroid base. He reports capturing 464 battleships and 80 carriers during a raid on decommissioning Alliance forces, alongside numerous defections.
Schneider remains with Merkatz during the reclamation of Iserlohn and subsequent conflicts. At the Battle of Shiva in 801 UC, he is present on the crippled flagship Hyperion. Merkatz sustains mortal wounds and delivers his final words to Schneider on the burning bridge. After the ceasefire, Schneider receives an Imperial pardon and fulfills his final duty by returning Merkatz's remains to his family in the Empire.